CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2087



60th Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Passed by the House March 13, 2007
  Yeas 95   Nays 1


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Speaker of the House of Representatives


Passed by the Senate April 13, 2007
  Yeas 46   Nays 0



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President of the Senate
CERTIFICATE

I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2087 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.



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Chief Clerk
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Governor of the State of Washington
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Secretary of State
State of Washington


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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2087
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Passed Legislature - 2007 Regular Session
State of Washington60th Legislature2007 Regular Session

By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Fromhold, Hinkle, Cody and Moeller)

READ FIRST TIME 02/26/07.   



     AN ACT Relating to certification and recertification of health care facilities; and adding a new section to chapter 43.70 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 43.70 RCW to read as follows:
     The federal government requires Washington health care facilities to be certified in order to receive federal health care program reimbursement. The department receives funding from the federal government to perform the certifications and recertifications of these health care facilities. When the federal government does not provide sufficient funding to cover all certifications and recertifications, the secretary may assess fees on certification and recertification applicants to fund the certifications and recertifications.

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